Kris Wright Joins Fortec Motorsports for 2019 BRDC Formula 3 Racing Season

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Kris Wright Joins Fortec Motorsports for
2019 BRDC Formula 3 Racing Season
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PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 1 - Kris Wright will be headed across the "pond" regularly
soon as he has joined England's Fortec Motorsports for the British Racing Drivers
Championship (BRDC) Formula 3 series for 2019.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resident will be making his debut in European single-seaters
with the Daventry, England-based Fortec Motorsports. Owned by Richard Dutton, Fortec
specialized in single seater racing, including the British Formula 3 Championship,
Formula Renault 3.5 Series and several junior formula categories in the UK and Europe.
Kris Wright, the 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge series LMP3 class champion and recent
podium finisher in January's Rolex 24 At Daytona race is ready for his next challenge.
"I did two separate tests of two days each last October and the end of November.
 I thought the car was very similar to the Pro Mazda car I raced in 2017," said 
the 24-year-old Wright. "I found the Fortec guys to be great. I've never raced with
a team or done testing where I've only made a single minor change request to the
 car. The Fortec cars are very much on point, so I'm looking forward to working 
with them all season."
The versatile racer has experience in a variety of racing cars, including Prototype
and sports cars, single seaters and production cars. Series include IMSA Prototype
P2 and P3 classes, Pro Mazda Championship, Continental Tire SportsCar Championship,
World Challenge, USF2000 and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He won the IMSA Prototype
Challenge Championship title last year driving an LMP3 Ligier JS P3.
"The competition is why I'm going racing in the BRDC," added Wright. "The competition
and knowledge behind everything is so deep over there. When I was testing, I learned
that 18 or 21 Formula 1 drivers came through F3. Marcus Ericson's brother will be
one of my competitors this year along with Pastor Maldonado's nephew. They have 
really good baseline driver data that was set by some really top drivers. For example,
at a test I was able to view Josef Newgarden's data from when he was a Fortec driver.
There are a lot of great drivers who are currently racing in the series and have
 come up through it or the international F3, creating many champions along the way.
"I'm not quite sure what I want my racing future path to be right now, and regardless
if I wanted to do IndyCar, IMSA Dpi, LMP2 or P3, it's the best thing for me right
now. We'll see whatever presents itself down the road. Right now, I want to work
 hard at F3 and see what happens."
"I'm excited that Kris has this opportunity with the Fortec Motorsports team," said
his driving coach and racer Nic Jonsson. "Richard (Dutton) runs a good operation
 and proving ground to work with drivers in well-prepared and winning cars. The 
BRDC F3 series is a great single-seater series and Kris will learn some new tracks
as he continues to advance his racing career with more experience and good, side-by-side
racing."
"We are delighted to have Kris as part of the Fortec BRDC British F3 team for 2019,"
said Russell Dixon, Fortec Motorsports BRDC British F3 Team Manager. "He did a few
test days at the end of last year and immediately felt comfortable in the car and
with the team. He showed good pace and a strong desire to learn and improve so we
are looking forward to a successful year."
The BRDC series competes on eight weekends at six different circuit in England and
Belgium for a 24-race schedule. The first race is scheduled April 20-22 at Oulton
Park in Little Budworth, Tarpoley, Cheshire, England; May 18-19 at Snetterton 300
in Norwich, Norfolk, England; June 8-9 at Silverstone in Silverstone, Northamptonshire,
England; June 22-23at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England; July
 20-21 at Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium; August 3-4 at Brands Hatch in 
West Kingsdown, Kent, England; August 17-18 return to Silverstone and September 
14-15 for the finale at Donington Park again.
As the BRDC season doesn't commence until late April, Wright has been using the 
extra time to train three days a week in his Pittsburgh hometown with sports therapists
and strength trainers with the Allegheny Health Network, and with other professional
athletes.
Additionally, over the past 18 months Wright has been taking private flying lessons.
Although he's accrued the needed flight hours, studying the coursework has become
a priority over the winter break. He's due to take his private pilot license exam
for a single engine aircraft this month in a Cessna 206, the plane in which he's
 logged most of his flight hours, and hoping to earn his pilot certification prior
to his first British race.
Additional information is available on Wright's Website at KrisWrightMotorsports.com
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Fans can also follow him on Facebook at Kris Wright Racing.
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